five cent coin losing currency 50 years after pushing out pounds and pence /

Head of the Royal Australian Mint,Ross MacDiarmid, says ‘five-cent piece is nearly dying a natural death’Exactly 50 years since they were introduced, or it seems five cent coins could be on their way out.
On 14 February 1966,Australia’s pounds, shillings and pence were replaced with dollars and cents.
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Source: theguardian.com